Pitch-angle distribution of accelerated electrons in 3D current sheets with magnetic islands
Abstract
Aims. This research aims to explore variations of electron pitch-angle distributions (PADs) during spacecraft crossing of reconnecting current sheets (RCSs) with magnetic islands. Our results can benchmark the sampled characteristic features with realistic PADs derived from in situ observations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1051/0004-6361/202039220
Entities
People
- Qian Xia
- Valentina Zharkova
Organizations
- United States Air Force